Plants Profile for Torreyochloa pallida pauciflora (pale false mannagrass)

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General Information
Symbol:	TOPAP3
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Poaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Graminoid
Native Status:	AK N CAN N L48 N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

Sheri Hagwood. USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM). United States, ID, Bureau of Land Management Jarbidge Resource Area. August 3, 2004. Usage Requirements.

Sheri Hagwood. USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM). United States, ID, Bureau of Land Management Jarbidge Resource Area. August 6, 2004. Usage Requirements.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
GLOT	Glyceria otisii Hitchc.
GLPA6	Glyceria pauciflora J. Presl
PUPA3	Puccinellia pauciflora (J. Presl) Munz
PUPAH	Puccinellia pauciflora (J. Presl) Munz var. holmii (Beal) C.L. Hitchc.
PUPAM2	Puccinellia pauciflora (J. Presl) Munz var. microtheca (Buckley) C.L. Hitchc.
TOPA3	Torreyochloa pauciflora (J. Presl) Church
TOPAH	Torreyochloa pauciflora (J. Presl) Church var. holmii (Beal) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde
TOPAM	Torreyochloa pauciflora (J. Presl) Church var. microtheca (Buckley) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae – Grass family
Genus	Torreyochloa Church – false mannagrass
Species	Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) Church – pale false mannagrass
Variety	Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) Church var. pauciflora (J. Presl) J.I. Davis – pale false mannagrass

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Kentucky pale manna grass Endangered
Maryland pale mannagrass Endangered
Tennessee pale manna grass Special Concern

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status